He's sorta local for me...I will see him this weekend at a Tampa show (about 45 minutes from me). I've been by his booth at a previous show and he's got good stuff. One of the members of this forum, Alice, will be working along side him this weekend and I have met her and talked with her and she did mention him quite a bit and said nothing but good things about him. So, as far as I know, yes he is a reputable breeder.